Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.6° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 4PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.7
NE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
11
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:35PM1.53m
5:34AM1.50m
6:22PM1.57m
6:22AM1.54m
7:03PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:59AM0.43m
11:27PM0.48m
11:48AM0.38m
00:14AM0.42m
12:31PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
13
16
13
11
10
9
9
11
14
17
14
14
14
14
13
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
9
11
9
8
7
6
7
8
10
13
11
11
13
13
12
13
15
13
12
9
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